Ugo writes – “If the production of cement is one of the highest carbon dioxide emitters in the world today, how can we reform the way we build in order to reduce these emissions? One of the answers might lie in the use of rammed earth as a material for construction of buildings.” – Link. […]
Peter writes “I took an antique clock, and replaced the gearwork with a computer controlled servo, hooked it to the internet to get the weather forcast, and replaced the numbers on the face of the clock with icons, so now it tells the weather instead of the time! I used a fake antique (replica) that […]
A MAKE reader sent this in, lots of alcohol breathalyzer projects seem to be in the works lately, here’s how to make an alcohol breathalyzer and a flame thrower – “The Breath of Fire is the marriage of an alcohol breathalyzer and a flame thrower. A Basic Stamp takes a reading from a alcohol sensor […]
Barbara writes: “A couple of freshman roomates at MIT set up a full-fledged dorm room automation system, complete with voice activation, web control, touch screen controllers, a security system, fingerprint scanner, automatic blinds, screens with news feeds, etc, all actuated by a central “MIDAS” controller which they built and wrote the code for. Pretty cool […]
Here’s a collection of some interesting vehicles, the mowercycle is rad – [via] – Link.
Here’s a cardboard TV box baby buggy – Thanks Mark! [via] – Link. Related: Other baby related projects and mods ;-] Link.
Sean writes – “Engineers plant tongues firmly into cheeks making human powered vehicles that traverse land, sea, and mud. Intrepid reporter (and frequent sufferer of name collisions) Tom Jones documented the event well with vivid photographs and linked videos. And the famous “Fifi” rides again!” – Link.
